Printing machines



July 31, 1962 E. J. JANKE 3,046,877

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PRINTING MACHINES Filed July 16, 1959 18 Sheets-Sheet 15 I111! ento Edward .LJanke July 31, 1962 E. J. JANKE PRINTING MACHINES 18 Sheets-Sheet 16 Filed July 16, 1959 Inventor Edward J.Jan.ke

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PRINTING MACHINES Filed July 16, 1959 18 Sheets-Sheet 18 Inventor Edward. J. Janka 5g. and! aad W arm egs Unite States 3,046,877 PRINTDIG MACHINES Edward J. Janke, Euclid, Ohio, assignor to Addressagraph-Multigraph Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Delaware Filed July 16, 1959, Ser. No. 827,585 19 Claims. (Cl. 101-76) This invention relates to printing machines and more particularly to printing machines which may be employed to carry out both repetitive printing operations and variable numbering operations or other indexing operations in accordance with a relatively wide variety of difierent operating requirements. Although the invention may be applied to many different printing tasks, it is particularly advantageous in the printing of personalized bank checks and will therefore be described in that connection.

Many banking institutions have found it desirable to furnish their depositors with blank checks that are printed with the name and address or other identifying data relative to the depositor, such checks being conventionally referred to as personalized checks. Furthermore, to assist both the depositor and the bank in reconciliation of bank accounts, it is usually desirable to number the checks consecutively or in some predetermined manner in advance, so that it isnot necessary for the depositor to keep track of the number he has applied to the last check used. Usually, and particularly with personal accounts, the number of checks supplied to the depositor at any given time is relatively small. For example, the bank may supply the depositor with a personalized group of checks which may be as few as 50 or 100 in number. Heretofore, the printing and numbering of checks of this kind has been a relatively expensive operation, particularly because the quantities are small and the numbering must in each instance be correlated with numbers previously used by the depositor to avoid duplication thereof.

Previously known arrangements have provided for the preparation of personalized bank checks and the like by equipment essentially comprising an off-set duplicating or printing machine with a numbering attachment connected thereto. Arrangements of this kind are relatively economical, as compared with more conventional printing equipment, particularly in those instances where the numbering equipment is directly connected to and operated in conjunction with the duplicating machine. On the other hand, equipment of this kind as previously known in the art has been relatively inflexible in its operation and has been somewhat difiicult to convert from a given printing procedure, relative to the number of figures, deposit slips, and the like to accommodate the varying requirements of different depositors.

A principal object of the present invention, therefore, is to print individual identification data, such as the name, address, account number, and the like, on a series of in dividual business instruments such as bank checks, and to number those business instruments in accordance with virtually any desired numbering sequence, including the complete omission of numbers on any desired number of instruments. More specifically, it is an object of the invention to print identification data and indexing numbers upon bank checks, deposit slips, or like business instruments in accordance with any predetermined program which may include numbering some of the instruments and the omission of numbers on other instruments, sequential changes between numbers on some instruments and repetitive printing of the numbers on other instruments, and for either manual or automatic control of the printing and numbering equipment involved. A further and related object of the invention is to control the printing of the numbers, the indexing or changing of the num- 3,046,877 Patented July 31, 1962 hers, and changes between automatic and manual control of the number printing operations, separately and independently of each other.

Another object of the invention is to provide for printing and numbering of a relatively large number of individual business instruments, in small groups, using equipment which is compact, relatively small in size, and relatively inexpensive.

A specific object of the invention is to provide for the printing of both identification data and index numbers upon individual business instruments, such as bank checks or the like, in accurate alignment with matter previously printed thereon, and to provide means for adjusting that alignment in a simple and convenient manner.

A further object of the invention is to utilize a substantially unmodified conventional offset printing machine or duplicator in conjunction with an auxiliary indexing number printer in the printing of personalized bank checks or the like.

A particular object of the invention is to control the number of printing and indexing operations in equipment for producing personalized bank checks or analogous business instruments by electrical means actuated by feeding of the instruments themselves into and through the printing equipment, while at the same time providing maximum versatility in the operation of that equipment.

In the printing of checks and other business instruments, it is frequently desirable to print some portions of the identification data in a form which may subsequently be scanned or sensed by electrical, magnetic, or mechanical means. Furthermore, and as pointed out in detail in the following specification, in some instances it may be necessary to interrupt operation of the printing machine for one or more cycles in order that the operator may insert additional sheets to be printed in the feeder portion of the machine. Interruption of operation, in this manner, may leadto the build-up of ink in the information printing unit of the machine, and this build-up of ink, in turn, may result in erroneous operation of the sensing means subsequently used in connection with identification data on the checks, particularly where the identification data are printed in a magnetic ink and magnetic means are used to sense the data. Furthermore, the same or similar problems may result from excessive build-up of ink during preliminary operations of the machine, especially if the machine is run for any substantial period of time without any paper being fed therethrough. On the other hand, under some circumstances it may be necessary for the operator to be able to actuate the inking system of the information printing unit of the machine Without feeding paper therefrom, as, for example, when the machine is being conditioned for a new printing operation after having completed a previous operation. Moreover, in many situations it may be highly advantageous to afford an automatic means for locking up or latching the sheet feeder of the printing machine in a predetermined position to permit the operator to insert sheets of predetermined kinds in the supply or feeder portion of the machine, particularly in conjunction with the printing of auxiliary papers such as deposit slips and re-order blanks.

It is a further object of the invention, therefore, to provide for automatic interruption of ink transfer in at least a portion of the printing machine whenever no paper is being fed through the machine.

A more specific object of the invention is to interrupt the application of ink to the master cylinder, in an offset printing machine, automatically in response to any interruption of feeding of paper through the printing machine, and at the same time to interrupt, also automatically, the transfer of ink from a supply source on to the ink rollers comprising the ink train for the master cylinder.

'in a manner such that these controls do not conflict with normal automatic operation of the ink control system but may be utilized selectively to duplicate any one or all of the normal functions of the automatic mechanism.

A further specific object of the invention is to provide an automatic latching arrangement for interrupting the application of; repellent solution to the master cylinder of anoffset printing machine whenever there is an interruption of the feeding of paper or other sheets to be printed through the machine.

A specific object of'the invention is to afiord a means for manually over-riding an automatic system for the interruption of application of repellent solution to the master cylinder in an offset printing machine.

Another object of the invention is to latch up the feeder mechanism of a printing machine, in'a position in which additional sheets to be printed may be deposited in the printing machine in feeding position, wherever feeding of paper or other sheets to be printed is interrupted. K

A particular object of the invention is to control the feeding of paper, in a printing machine of the kind described hereinabove, automaticallyin response to any one of a variety of different factors relating to operation of the machine, including the number of sheets which have i been printed previously and the presence or absence of sheets to be printed in a magazine in the machine.

Other and further objects of the present invention will be apparent from-the following description and claims andare illustrated in the accompanying drawings which, byway of illustration, show a preferred embodiment of the present invention and the principles thereof and what is now considered to be the best mode contemplated for applying these principles. Other embodiments of the invention embodying the same or equivalent principles sired by those skilledin the art without departing from. the P nt invention.'

n the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a printing machine 1 may be used and structural changes may be made as debe produced, as an adjunct to the printing of the checks i of FIG.; 2,,inythe printing machine of FIG 1;

FIG. 4 illustrates atypical form of deposit instrument which may also be 'preparedinthejprinting machine in conjunction with the printing of the checks in FIG. 2;

' along line 8-8 in 'FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the input'side of the second or number'p'rinting unit of the printing machine of FIG. 1; I V

7 FIG. 10 is a-p'erspective view of the output end of the second printing unit; 7

- FIG/ll isa side elevation showing a major portion e FIG S is afsectionalview showing a part of the paper feed mechanism employed in the first operating unit in the of the second printing or number printing unit of the printing machine; I

FIG. 12 is an elevation view, similar to FIG. 11, but with a part of the printing unit omitted to afford a better illustration of some of the operating linkages of the num-' ber printing unit;

FIG. 13 is a partially schematic elevation view showing the control linkages for indexing or changing the nume bering mechanism of the number printing unit;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view, in perspective form, of the indexing mechanism of FIG. 13; 7

FIG. 15 is a detail view illustrating a part of the numbering mechanism mounting for the number printing unit;

FIG. 16 is a further detail view of the numbering mech-' anism mount shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 illustrates a mounting hub employed in connection with the mounting members of FIGS. 15 and16;

FIG. 18 illustrates the means by which the hub or no. 17 is secured to the member illustrated in FIGS.,15

and 16; I

FIG. 19 is a detail sectional view, drawn to an enlarged scale, of a portion of the apparatus of FIG IS; 7

FIG. 20 is a side elevation view of a numbering mechanism employed in the number printing unit of the printing machine, and shows the mounting of the numberingelement; 7

FIG. 21 is an end elevation of the numbering mochanism of FIG. 20;

FIG. 22 is a side elevation of a modified form of num- 7 bering mechanism which may be employed in the number printing unit of the machine;

FIG. 23 is an end elevationof the numbering mechanism of FIG. 22;

FIG. 24 is a plan view of a' clutch mechanism em ployed in the number printing unit of the printing machine;

FIG. 25 is a sectional view of the clutchofFIG. 24'

taken approximately along line 25'-25 thereim.

FIG. 26 is a side elevation view of theclu tch of FIG. 24;

FIG. 27 is an end elevation view of the clutch;

FIG. 28 is a schematic view of the electrical control circuit for the printing machine; FIG. 29 is an elevation view of a part of the informal tion printing unit of the printing machine, portions of the operating mechanism having been omitted in order v to illustrate the inking control mechanism more chec tively;

FIG. 30 is an enlarged detail view of a manual control device included inthe mechanism. of'FIG. 29; t

FIG. 31 is a detail view, drawn toran enlarged scale,

of a part of the mechanism illustrated in FiG.,29, show- 'ing that part of the mechanism in latched conditiom FIG. 32 illustrates the apparatus of FIG. 31 in urn.

latched condition;

FIG. 33 is a detail view showing a manual'control' 1 mechanism associated with the latching device of FIG 31, the' manual'control beingillustrated in latched position;

cylinder in the information printing unit;

FIG. 36 is a detail View, drawn toan enlarged. scale, j rllustrating'a manual control arrangement.included in the apparatusof FIG.

and a FIG. 38 is a simplified schematic diagram or an electrical control circuit for the apparatus-of FIG.' 37.

FIG. 34 is a detail'view, similar to FIG. 33, ShOWilJgg the manual control mechanism in unlatched condition; FIG. 35 is an elevation view of the oppositeside ofv 1 the inking control mechanism illustrated in FIG. .29, and a.

shows an associated automatic arrangement for'cont'rol-j lingapplicatio'n of a repellent. solution to the mast'er-f' 

